Garofalo: GOP Loves Herman Cain Because He Pretends We're In A Post-Racial Society (video)

RealClearPolitics ^ | November 23, 2011 | RealClearPolitics

[i88schwartz]

Comedienne and actress Janeane Garofalo paid another visit to Current TV's "Countdown" program on Wednesday night. Garofalo talked about Republicans, Obama, the Tea Party and of course, Herman Cain.

"It always works on a certain segment of the population. If you are trying to appeal to the worst in us. Quite literally, the worst in us and you're trying to go to the limbic brain of anxiety, fear, intolerance, hatred, bitterness, ignorance, you have to just use these very simple, as they say, dog whistle words," Garofalo said while trying to explain what she believes will be the Republican strategy in 2012. Garofalo gave a stumbling and bumbling response.

Garofalo then accused the "mainstream media" of letting gaffes by Republicans slide. No joke.

Continuing her diatribe against Republicans, Garofalo explained why the party loves a black man like Herman Cain.

"But they do love a black man like Herman Cain, and Michael Steele, and is it Ron Christie? Any of these pundits who pretend we're in a post-racial society. They like that kind of black person," Garofalo said.

While defending Occupy protests Garofalo said the Tea Party movement is not legitimate and accused supporters of being motivated by "racial intolerance."

"Or 'I'm not armed this time,' they had signs that would say that," Garofalo said while recalling news reports she saw on the Tea Party. "So, how is linking arms on a college campus an act of aggression, but saying you have a gun and you're willing to use it and it's time to secede and to revolution [sic] and you don't recognize this government is legitimate. [...] They are a [sic] astroturfed fully-funded by the Koch Brothers, FreedomWorks, and supported by FOX News. They are [a] subset of the Republican party primarily motivated by racial intolerance."

[Georgia Girl 2]

Maybe if Janeane would STFU we would be in a post racial society. The only one I hear spewing racist crapola is her.

[chris_bdba]

She must think using the term “limbic brain” aces her sound smart because this is like the 10th time I’ve seen her use it in interviews.Learn a new word bimbo!

[D1X1E]

"limbic brain"..."Learn a new word bimbo!"

Learn what it means too. Limbic brain is functionally primitive. Basically eat, sleep, survive; like a fish or reptile so yeah I get her intended insult. However,since the limbic brain is not capable of the ".... intolerance, hatred, bitterness, ignorance..." she accuses us of and Ms G not capable of shutting up, she just sounds ignorant.